by mcl | May 1, 2016 | Columns, Inspiration, The Way I See It
By MARTIN E. WILLOUGHBY, JR. About fifteen years ago, I was struggling whether I was being called into full-time ministry. I started taking some seminary classes, and I was in a process of seeking God’s direction for my life. While I did not hear the audible voice of...
by mcl | Apr 1, 2016 | Columns, Inspiration, The Way I See It
By Martin E. Willoughby, Jr. My family and I recently enjoyed some time off together on spring break. I confess that I don’t vacation easily. I lean towards being a workaholic, and it takes effort to simply relax and enjoy the moment. However, this was special time,...
by mcl | Feb 1, 2016 | Columns, Inspiration, The Way I See It
By MARTIN WILLOUGHBY A familiar plot in many movies is the main character’s journey of revenge. I have found this particularly true in old westerns. Someone gets wronged, and the main character goes to great lengths to exact revenge on the evildoers. Leonardo...
by mcl | Jan 3, 2016 | Columns, Inspiration, The Way I See It
By Martin E. Willoughby, Jr. Mark Twain once said, “I am an old man and have known a great many troubles, but most of them never happened.” I can identify with Twain’s point. Generally, I am a “glass half full” kind of person and I always look for the silver lining in...
by mcl | Oct 6, 2015 | Columns, Inspiration, The Way I See It
By Martin Willoughby My wife Nicki is a patient soul. She allows me to “tacky” up our house with various laminated reminders of things that I believe to be important. One of those reminders that I have on our refrigerator is the fruit of the Spirit (Galatians...
